He was supposed to return them to their mother on Black Friday, Nov. 26, 2010.

Police said they tracked John Skelton's phone leaving his Morenci home and traveling about 25 miles southwest into Ohio before returning to Morenci.

When he failed to return the boys and did not provide clear information about their whereabouts, Zuvers called the police.

Federal and state law enforcement agencies have carried out massive searches across Michigan and Ohio.

For more than a decade, there have been more questions than answers in the disappearance of the three Skelton brothers.

John Skelton claimed he gave the boys to an underground group to protect them from their mother, alleging abuse by Zuvers, who denies the claims. Over the years, Skelton's story has changed, sometimes mentioning the Amish as the group, but no such group has been identified or come forward.

A judge declared the boys dead in March 2025, but stated there wasn't enough evidence to prove they were murdered at the time.

Police said they believed Skelton was holding back information.

Anyone with information about the case or the boys' whereabouts is asked to call Michigan State Police at 1-517-636-0689 or the National Center for Missing   Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST.